Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24
GENERAL NEWS.
HOME AND FOREIGN BUDGET
Important Facts Recorded I'm Con
else Style.

Dr. McCosn as fresidens OF tnat inStitution-
Archibald Campbell, member of the Do
minion Parliament for Kent county, has been
unseated because of briberies committed by
his agents.
The complete official count of the late cleo
ton in Hamilton county, Ohio, show the
plurality of Foraker, Republican, 6,7O2,
while the pluralities OF other Republicans
range from 8 800 to 12,7OO.
The Circuit Court at Portsmouth, Ohio,
sustained the action Of the Common Pleas
Court in sending All Mccoy, the slayer
Of DR.. Northrup, to the penitentiary for
fife. An appeal will be made to the Supreme
Court.
Lew Baldwin, of Nicolsville, KY, was shot
and killed at Lexington by Thomas Green, of
Maysville. Green is a newspaper correspond
ent and made some severe reflections on Bald
win and others who conducted the late cleo
ton.
The most disastrous fires are raging all over
Faulkner county, Arkansas, burning houses,
crops. etc, and the inhabitants are forced to
abandon their homes and seek places of safe
ty. The stock is running wild to get out of
the way of the flames
Adense cloud of smoke, almost obscuring
the suns rays, lowered over Hillsboro, Ill,
and many people awoke in the morning al
most stifed. Reports from the country state
that the fires are destroying an immense
amount of property, and in some instances
people have had to fight for their lives
Fort Wayne, owing to the long drouth. has
empty reservoirs, which places the city at the
mercy of fire, and elevators in large buildings
are made useless because of want Of water to
operate them.
Amos Clark died at Toronto. O., on Thurs
day night from the effects of injuries re-
ceived by being thrown from carriage down
asteep embankment.
Alta meeting of Prohibitionists it was de
cided to recommend that the next National
Convention for the nomination of candi-
date for President Of the United States be
held in New York or Saratoga.
The Pike Manufacturing Co., of Haverhill,
twelve carloads of whetstones.
1t is reported in iron circles, that with the
opening of spring another rolling mill will be
added to the industrial hamlet of Struthers.
Ohio.
The Canton Steam Pump Co., with a capi-
tol of $4,000, have been incorporated at Can
ton. Ohio. by R. A. Miller and others.
All the furniture factories of Williamsport,
Pa, are doing q rushing business.
The new paper mill at Millgrove, Pa, is
being rapidly pushed to compile ton by s. B.
Markle.
A company of capitalists at Ashland, KY,
has been organized to erect large stow
works at that place.
The large plate nill erected at Ferndale by
the Catasauqua Manufacturing Company il
almost ready to start.
At the Laughlin nail works, at Mingo
Junction, self-feeders have been put ON nearly
all of the cold machines.
With but one dissenting voice the congre-
CATION of Plymouth Church tonight decided
to extend call to Rev. Oh irlss A. BS-ry, of
Wolverh ampton, England, to fill the Y. can't
pu pit.
So prevalent is typhoid fever in Alben 2,
N. Y, that Mayor Thacher, at the instance
of the Secretary of the Board of He 18th, has
issued proclaim alton asking th at all citizens
before using the reservoir water obt ,ined
from the river to boil it, as the seeds of the
dise4se are supposed to be in it. The river
is very low and the water is therefore Of an
even worse quality than usual.
A forty horse power boiler at Heller Bros
blast furnace, at Woodside, N, J., exploded,
killing the watchman, Thomas Prout, aged
90 years, and injuring three others. Loss
$4,000.
The reaper works of Whitley, Fassler &
Kelley, at Springfield, O., will resume opera
tons December1. The creditors have accep IT
ed proposition from the firm, and motion
to dissolve the receivership has been en-
tered.
! DR.. T. b, Helbold, the once femous patent
medicine king was arrested in the street in
New York, helplessly intoxicated, and at the
request of his son was sent to Bellevue Hos
pital.
The Arrow Steamship Company, organized
at New York about year ago with capi-
tai of 81, 900, 900, is pronounced fraud, and
and projected for the single purpose Of float
ing the stock and pocketing the proceeds.
!
Forest fires in Kent county, KY, are caus-
ing great destruction of property, barns and
other buildings being destroyed. The farm
ers are praying for rain,
During dance at Bangor, Me-, William
Welch became obstreperous and was thrown
down stairs. He skull was fractured, and he
died in few hours.
The Jersey City (El,) Poor House was de-
stroyed by fire. The inmates were removed
in safety.
The town of Granby, Mo-, was destroyed
by fire a few days ago Scores of families are
homeless
The boilers in W. e. Wilson's saw-mill,
near Preston, Ariz- exploded, killing the pro-
prietor and five workmea, and injuring a
1number of Others.
John and Henry Miller were shot at Ia
niaqua, Pa, while returning from work, and
the old story of revival of Mollie Magure-
ism is going the rounds.
John McKeiney and his daughter, of Scott,
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